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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Angelo Vignotto, Turin, IT;
Carlo Maldera, Giaveno, IT;
Assignee:
SKF Industrie S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 3/006 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 3/006 ;
Abstract
For the purpose of facilitating correct fitting of a motor vehicle wheel onto a hub ( ) which froms a central axial tubular projection ( ) for insertion into a central wheel hole ( ), a hub assembly includes an annular cylindrical element ( ) to be fitted on the projection ( ) and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced resilient portions ( ) capable of exerting force in radially outward directions on the wheel hole to support the wheel resiliently in an essentially centered manner relative to the hub.